A trucker said there is no trucker strike against New York over Trump's case, but there may be other issues at play regarding trucker laws.

Truckers are dispelling Donald Trump supporters amid their efforts to boycott New York following the former president’s civil fraud penalty stating it’s “not happening.”

Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday ruled that Trump must pay $355 million in penalties in the civil fraud case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The suit accused Trump and others of fraudulently inflating his net worth and the value of his assets to secure more favorable business loans, which Engoron found him liable for last year. Trump has also been barred from serving as an officer or director for any business in New York state for the next three years. Trump has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.

Since the ruling, a number of pro-Trump social media users began urging truckers to boycott New York City by refusing to accept routes into it and potentially disrupting its economy.

However, the call for a boycott has made its way across social media over the weekend, sparking other truckers across the U.S. to weigh in on the issue dispelling the reason why truckers may not want to go to New York.

  • @Sanity_in_Moderation@lemmy.world
    9•9 months ago

    Do they move the cargo into smaller vehicles to get into the city? Or schedule the deliveries for low traffic times? Or just say fuck it and head into traffic?

    • @Bobmighty@lemmy.world
      6•9 months ago

      All of the above to certain degrees. If the roads, bridges, tunnels, etc can handle an 18 wheeler, they’ll go. There is a lot of dropping a trailer at a yard to be unloaded into smaller trucks happening as well.

    • @Dagwood222@lemm.ee
      4•9 months ago

      Here’s an example I’ve see. You can bring a semi trailer into Manhattan via George Washington Bridge. You can’t take it onto the FDR Drive or the Westside Highway, but you can take it on the streets. Madison Square Garden and the Jacob Javett’s center get big shows in and out all the time.

      The Bronx Terminal Market gets produce, meat, and fish delivered from all over. Semis and smaller vehicles come in and out all the time.

      Semis are a common sight in the city, as are giant cranes and other oversize vehicles. It just requires a bit of skill and determination to do it.